

Collection of Desires, Wish for Foreign Travel (Mitate Tai zukushi-yōkō ga shitai)
Colorful Japanese woodblock print of a woman sitting on the floor looking at a book. The woman has a dark hair styled in an updo. She wears a red and black checkered scarf around her neck under a brown kimono with a purple lining and blue and white details. The kimono has striped pattern. She sits on a purple mat with a floral pattern. The background is a gradient of beige at the top to green at the bottom. There are several Japanese characters written in black ink on the top left and right side of the print. A red and green rectangle with Japanese characters is on the top right.
Artwork details
- Date:
- January, 1878
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 429 × 625 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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